The Sishen mine is a large iron mine located in central South Africa in Kathu, Northern Cape. Sishen represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in South Africa and in the world having estimated reserves of 2.43 billion tonnes of ore grading 58.6% iron metal.

The Sishen mine is owned by Kumba Iron Ore, which has a 73% interest in the Sishen Iron Ore Company Proprietary Limited (SIOC). Anglo American plc has a 64.3% stake in Kumba Iron Ore. Other stakeolders in the Sishen Iron Ore Company include Exxaro Resources Limited and …

Sishen Mine, Sishen, Kathu, Postmasburg manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa : Iron (high-grade hematite) mine, active since 1947. In 2008 the mine produced 34 million tons of BIF-type iron ore. Located north of Postmasburg, SW of Kathu and near the town of ...

Kumba is pleased to announce that the South African Department of Mineral Resources, has granted Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) the mining right for the Rail Properties at the Sishen mine, which right SIOC applied for in October 2013.

additional mining potential. Up to now, mineral processing systems had to facilitate a smaller increase in quality, as iron ore with a Fe content of nearly 60% was extracted in the original Sishen territory. »Although the current life-of-mine is estimated at ~25 years, these additional 300 million ton, some of which was previously stockpiled ...

Opened in 1947, Sishen Mine is Kumba s flagship operation and one of the largest open-pit mines in the world. It operates 24/7 and in 2008 produced 34 million tons of iron ore. With a mineral resource of 2 455 million tons, the mine has a life of more than 27 years at the current rate of production.

The type of unwanted elements in iron ore samples differs from country to country. For example, iron ore minerals of high P have been reported in Brazil, while Sishen mine in South Africa is having problems of high K (>0.24%) and P (>0.03%) contents of the iron ore minerals.

The Sishen mine is a large iron mine located in central South Africa in Kathu, Northern Cape. Sishen represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in South Africa and in the world having estimated reserves of 2.43 billion tonnes of ore grading 58.6% iron metal.

Kumba Iron Ore is a successor of Kumba Resources. Kumba Resources was listed on the JSE in 2001. Kumba Resources was reorganized in November 2006 when coal and heavy minerals operations were spun off to newly created companies Kumba Iron Ore (Heavy minerals) and Exxaro Resources(Coal).

3.4 Regulation 46 (c) (iii): Sishen Mine Led Programme (2015-2019) 3.4.1 Sishen Mine LED programme aligned to mineral regulations Sishen Mine, by conforming with the guidelines of the Social and Labour Plans and measured in accordance with the Mining Charter Scorecard, presents its …

The bulk of our iron ore production comes from Sishen mine, located in the Northern Cape province near the mining town of Kathu. Producing since 1953, Sishen mine is our flagship operation and one of the largest open-pit mines in the world.

Located around 90km south of our Sishen mine, the name means to dig deeper. Kolomela lump iron ore is in demand because of its excellent physical strength and high iron content. Kumba Iron Ore has 51.5% effective ownership of Kolomela.

Kumba Iron Ore Reserves and mineral resources 2011 Sishen Mine The bulk of Kumba Iron Ore's annual production is generated by Sishen mine, located in the Northern ... Ore is extracted at Sishen mine by opencast method.

Sishen Iron Ore THE divestment of a 20.62% stake in Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) by Exxaro Resources had been made easier to contemplate following the High Court of South Africa's recognition of the so-called 'once-empowered, always-empowered' principle.

Kumba is pleased to announce that the Department of Mineral Resources has granted Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd ("SIOC") the mining right for the Rail Properties at the Sishen mine, which right SIOC applied for in October 2013.

Sishen's lump to fine ratio is of the order of 60:40, while the global average is 30:70. The iron ore deposit at Sishen Mine is one of a number of genetically related high-grade haematite deposits situated in the Sishen – Postmasburg area.

They cite as first and second respondents Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Limited (Sishen) and ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (AMSA). Historical background [3] For centuries legislation that regulated access to and exploitation of mineral and petroleum resources was exclusive on a racial basis and discriminatory.

Sishen mine, is near the town of Kathu in the Northern Cape Province. Sishen is our flagship operation and one of the largest open pit mines in the world – some 14km long. Sishen mine has sufficient reserves to sustain a 19-year life of mine. The bulk of our iron ore production comes from Sishen mine, with most of it being exported.

A new processing and materials handling project to produce 9Mtpa of iron ore. Project Highlights: A massive investment by the client that was remarkably completed ahead of schedule and below budget in addition to now use of any contingencies.

beneficiating hematite ore at Sishen Iron Ore Mine for local and international markets. The company is also committed to an intensive exploration programme on the Sishen South project. This deposit (formally known as the Welgevonden deposit) is located 9 km south-west of Postmasburg and is 65 km south of the Sishen Iron Ore Mine (Fig. 1).